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Louisville Cardinals (ACC Atlantic)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 8.5 (0.5) | S&P+ Rk: 16 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 2-Sep | vs. Purdue | 41 | 35-28 | W | 90% | 11.6 | 74% | 82% | 38% |
| 9-Sep | at North Carolina | 94 | 47-35 | W | 93% | 13.9 | 76% | 80% | 35% |
| 16-Sep | Clemson | 8 | 21-47 | L | 2% | -18.0 | 19% | 40% | 23% |
| 23-Sep | Kent State | 126 | 42-3 | W | 100% | 42.0 | 93% | 92% | 97% |
| 30-Sep | Murray State | N/A | 55-10 | W | 100% | 46.6 | 93% | 94% | 97% |
| 5-Oct | at NC State | 38 | 25-39 | L | 4% | -15.9 | 21% | 44% | 22% |
| 14-Oct | Boston College | 66 | 42-45 | L | 54% | 1.0 | 51% | 86% | 10% |
| 21-Oct | at Florida State | 43 | 31-28 | W | 88% | 11.0 | 73% | 65% | 60% |
| 28-Oct | at Wake Forest | 37 | 32-42 | L | 0% | -25.3 | 11% | 60% | 5% |
| 11-Nov | Virginia | 85 | 38-21 | W | 99% | 20.1 | 85% | 89% | 62% |
| 18-Nov | Syracuse | 88 | 56-10 | W | 100% | 35.6 | 92% | 90% | 89% |
| 25-Nov | at Kentucky | 90 | 44-17 | W | 100% | 37.0 | 93% | 91% | 81% |
| 30-Dec | vs. Mississippi State | 28 | 27-31 | L | 14% | -10.0 | 30% | 48% | 29% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 38.8 | 5 | 29.9 | 84 |
| Points Per Game | 41.3 | 12 | 29.7 | 75 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 47.7% | 6 | 45.7% | 106 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.33 | 18 | 1.12 | 41 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 27.0 | 119 | 29.1 | 55 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.71 | 44 | 4.22 | 47 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 3.2 | 37 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.47 |
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| ACTUAL | 2 | 53 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 133.6 | 3 | 91.7 | 94 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 50.3% | 5 | 46.8% | 103 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 1.22 | 7 | 0.81 | 19 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 136.1 | 1 | 97 | 77 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 49.5% | 1 | 39.8% | 87 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 66.7% | 72 | 76.7% | 111 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 15.4% | 16 | 17.8% | 81 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Lamar Jackson | QB | 6'3, 211 | JR | 203 | 1759 | 18 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 57.1% | 9 (3) |
| Reggie Bonnafon | RB | 6'3, 212 | SR | 93 | 459 | 7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 37.6% | 1 (1) |
| Malik Williams | RB | 6'3, 221 | SR | 67 | 531 | 4 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 47.8% | 1 (1) |
| Dae Williams | RB | 6'2, 227 | FR | 38 | 235 | 3 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 39.5% | 0 (0) |
| Trey Smith | RB | 6'0, 225 | SO | 21 | 124 | 0 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 47.6% | 0 (0) |
| Jawon Pass | QB | 6'4, 220 | FR | 9 | 83 | 1 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 55.6% | 0 (0) |
| Tobias Little | FB | 6'0, 248 | SO | 9 | 27 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 33.3% | 0 (0) |
| Colin Wilson | RB | 6'1, 222 | FR | 6 | 69 | 0 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 66.7% | 0 (0) |
| Jeremy Smith | RB | 6'2, 224 | SR | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 20.0% | 1 (1) |
| NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns. | ||||||||||
Passing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing S&P+ | 123.6 | 12 | 89.8 | 103 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 45.4% | 19 | 44.5% | 102 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.44 | 68 | 1.47 | 72 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 113.6 | 48 | 102.7 | 63 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Lamar Jackson | 6'3, 211 | JR | 254 | 430 | 3660 | 27 | 10 | 59.1% | 29 | 6.3% | 7.6 |
| Jawon Pass | 6'4, 220 | FR | 23 | 33 | 238 | 2 | 0 | 69.7% | 4 | 10.8% | 5.9 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Jaylen Smith | WR | 6'4, 219 | JR | 98 | 60 | 980 | 7 | 16.3 | 10.0 | 61.2% | 56.1% | 22.1% |
| Dez Fitzpatrick | WR | 6'2, 200 | FR | 77 | 45 | 699 | 9 | 15.5 | 9.1 | 58.4% | 50.6% | 17.3% |
| Seth Dawkins | WR | 6'3, 214 | SO | 65 | 42 | 642 | 4 | 15.3 | 9.9 | 64.6% | 55.4% | 14.6% |
| Charles Standberry | TE | 6'3, 243 | SR | 51 | 29 | 306 | 4 | 10.6 | 6.0 | 56.9% | 47.1% | 11.5% |
| Traveon Samuel | WR | 5'7, 170 | JR | 35 | 21 | 339 | 0 | 16.1 | 9.7 | 60.0% | 40.0% | 7.9% |
| Reggie Bonnafon | RB | 6'3, 212 | SR | 30 | 21 | 182 | 1 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 70.0% | 40.0% | 6.8% |
| Malik Williams | RB | 6'3, 221 | SR | 17 | 14 | 136 | 0 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 82.4% | 47.1% | 3.8% |
| Micky Crum | TE | 6'4, 248 | JR | 17 | 8 | 99 | 0 | 12.4 | 5.8 | 47.1% | 41.2% | 3.8% |
| Corey Reed | WR | 6'3, 196 | FR | 15 | 8 | 145 | 0 | 18.1 | 9.7 | 53.3% | 46.7% | 3.4% |
| Kemari Averett | TE | 6'6, 271 | FR | 7 | 7 | 79 | 1 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1.6% |
| Emonee Spence | WR | 6'3, 197 | SO | 7 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 71.4% | 42.9% | 1.6% |
| Josh Johnson | WR | 5'11, 175 | FR | 6 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 17.3 | 8.7 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 1.4% |
| Javonte Bagley | WR | 6'3, 203 | SR | 6 | 4 | 43 | 2 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 1.4% |
| Jordan Davis | TE | 6'4, 255 | SO | 5 | 4 | 88 | 1 | 22.0 | 17.6 | 80.0% | 60.0% | 1.1% |
| Dae Williams | RB | 6'2, 227 | FR | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 0.7% |
| Colin Wilson | RB | 6'1, 222 | FR | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 121.8 | 7 | 89.2 | 118 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 51.2% | 18 | 52.2% | 119 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.25 | 11 | 1.03 | 55 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.48 | 4 | 3.04 | 82 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 5.8% | 81 | 5.6% | 54 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 141.3 | 4 | 98.9 | 74 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 39.8% | 5 | 29.9% | 67 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.54 | 60 | 1.48 | 59 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 4.61 | 1 | 2.89 | 38 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 6.4% | 50 | 6.4% | 88 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 128.2 | 13 | 80.2 | 122 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 143.6 | 3 | 101.6 | 63 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 112.8 | 40 | 97.7 | 79 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 130.1 | 3 | 81.8 | 124 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 130.6 | 5 | 89.0 | 109 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 121.5 | 15 | 93.8 | 93 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 130.4 | 5 | 89.8 | 102 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 52.8% | 104 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 36.2% | 52 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | -0.4 | 54 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 77.1% | 39 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 58.4% | 82 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 34.1% | 80 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 16.9% | 51 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 1.1% | 129 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 8.6% | 2 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.1% | 44 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 37.9% | 20 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Chucky Williams | S | 6'2, 216 | SR | 64.5 | 1 (0) | 2 | 3 (5) | 3 | 73.2% |
| Dorian Etheridge | LB | 6'3, 227 | FR | 61.5 | 3 (0) | 4 | 0 (2) | 0 | 51.9% |
| Zykiesis Cannon | DB | 6'0, 185 | SR | 56.0 | 2.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (5) | 0 | 75.0% |
| Stacy Thomas | LB | 6'1, 242 | SR | 54.0 | 7.5 (3) | 14 | 1 (3) | 0 | 29.0% |
| Trevon Young | LB | 6'4, 254 | SR | 49.5 | 12 (4.5) | 12 | 0 (5) | 0 | 30.6% |
| Dee Smith | S | 6'1, 202 | JR | 43.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 55.0% |
| Jon Greenard | LB | 6'4, 257 | SO | 38.5 | 15.5 (7) | 10 | 0 (1) | 1 | 17.0% |
| Trumaine Washington | CB | 5'10, 181 | SR | 37.0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 4 (10) | 1 | 78.0% |
| James Hearns | LB | 6'3, 249 | SR | 35.5 | 13.5 (7) | 11 | 0 (3) | 4 | 21.4% |
| Ronald Walker | CB | 6'1, 196 | SR | 30.5 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 (2) | 0 | 70.4% |
| Khane Pass | S | 6'1, 207 | SO | 30.0 | 3 (0) | 5 | 1 (1) | 1 | 60.0% |
| TreSean Smith | S | 6'1, 191 | FR | 27.0 | 4 (1) | 4 | 2 (1) | 0 | 75.0% |
| De'Asian Richardson | DE | 6'3, 326 | SR | 21.0 | 2 (0) | 7 | 0 (1) | 0 | 42.9% |
| Isaac Stewart | LB | 6'2, 247 | JR | 20.5 | 2 (0) | 3 | 0 (0) | 1 | 50.0% |
| Russ Yeast | CB | 5'11, 181 | FR | 19.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 69.6% |
| Henry Famurewa | DL | 6'2, 290 | JR | 18.5 | 3 (2) | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 26.1% |
| C.J. Avery | S | 5'11, 205 | FR | 18.0 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 52.4% |
| G.G. Robinson | DT | 6'4, 302 | SO | 17.5 | 3 (0) | 4 | 0 (1) | 0 | 32.1% |
| Jaire Alexander | CB | 5'11, 192 | JR | 16.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 (4) | 0 | 63.2% |
| Tabarius Peterson | LB | 6'3, 250 | FR | 13.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 40.0% |
| Drew Bailey | DL | 6'5, 294 | SR | 12.0 | 0 (0.5) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 31.3% |
| London Iakopo | LB | 6'0, 223 | JR | 9.0 | 1.5 (1) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 36.4% |
| Lamarques Thomas | DB | 6'0, 184 | SO | 7.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Amonte Caban | LB | 6'1, 254 | SO | 7.0 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 37.5% |
| Derek Dorsey | DL | 6'3, 290 | FR | 5.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 37.5% |
* Stuffs are rushes stopped at or behind the line. They are not necessarily tackles for loss (since they include zero-yard gains), so adding sacks and stuffs won't necessarily equal TFLs. Also: the figure is based on how many stuffs a tackler has taken part in -- solo tackles and assist tackles count for the same amount.
** For defenders, Success Rate is defined as the offense's success rate on plays in which the defender made a tackle. The lower the number, the better for the defender. On average, due to proximity to the line of scrimmage, defensive linemen will produce lower success rates than linebackers, who producer lower rates than defensive backs.
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.4 | 39 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.35 | 17 |
| Punt Success Rate | 65.1% | 31 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 63.7% | 98 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 29.2% | 114 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 29.2% | 120 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Blanton Creque | 5'11, 188 | SO | 58-59 | 17-20 | 85.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Mason King | 6'3, 211 | SO | 43 | 43.9 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 41.9% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Blanton Creque | 5'11, 188 | SO | 84 | 60.8 | 22 | 26.2% | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Evan O'Hara | 6'0, 209 | SO | 5 | 56.4 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Johnson | 6'2, 198 | FR | 2 | 55.5 | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Reggie Bonnafon | 6'3, 212 | SR | 12 | 6.8 | 0 | 8 | 1 (1) |
| Russ Yeast | 5'11, 181 | FR | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 | 0 (0) |
| Jaire Alexander | 5'11, 192 | JR | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Seth Dawkins | 6'3, 214 | SO | 12 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Traveon Samuel | 5'7, 170 | JR | 11 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Charles Standberry | 6'3, 243 | SR | 1 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Dee Smith | S | 6'1, 202 | JR | 9.5 | 5.5 | 27.3 |
| Chucky Williams | S | 6'2, 216 | SR | 8.0 | 5.0 | 20.5 |
| TreSean Smith | S | 6'1, 191 | FR | 7.0 | 17.9 | |
| Lamarques Thomas | DB | 6'0, 184 | SO | 7.0 | 21.5 | 20.5 |
| Tabarius Peterson | LB | 6'3, 250 | FR | 6.5 | 20.4 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics